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US 12,706,025 · App. 18/968,674 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Gate driver and display device including the same

Inventors: Taegyun Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jaeyong Jang (Yongin-si, KR); Minjae Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
G09G3/32G09G3/3266G09G2310/0267G09G2310/0275G09G2330/021
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,706,025
App. No.
18/968,674
Filed
Dec 4, 2024
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2626
USPC
345/55
Abstract

A gate driver includes: a first transistor configured to transmit an input signal to a control node; a third transistor including a gate connected to the control node, a first terminal configured to receive a power voltage having a level higher than a level of a second low gate voltage, and a second terminal connected to an inverting control node; a fifth transistor configured to output the second low gate voltage as a gate signal in response to a signal of the control node; and a sixth transistor configured to output a high gate voltage as the gate signal in response to a signal of the inverting control node.

Claims (45)

1 . A gate driver, comprising:

a first transistor configured to transmit an input signal to a control node; a third transistor including a gate connected to the control node, a first terminal configured to receive a power voltage having a level higher than a level of a second low gate voltage, and a second terminal connected to an inverting control node;

a fifth transistor having a gate connected to the control node and configured to output the second low gate voltage as a gate signal in response to a signal of the control node;

a sixth transistor configured to output a high gate voltage as the gate signal in response to a signal of the inverting control node;

a seventh transistor configured to output a first low gate voltage having a level higher than the level of the second low gate voltage as a carry signal in response to the signal of the control node; and

an eighth transistor configured to output the high gate voltage as the carry signal in response to the signal of the inverting control node.

2 . The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the power voltage is the first low gate voltage.

3 . The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the power voltage is a third low gate voltage having a level different from the level of the first low gate voltage.

4 . The gate driver of claim 3 , wherein the level of the third low gate voltage is higher than the level of the first low gate voltage.

5 . The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the third transistor is an NMOS transistor.

6 . The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the first transistor includes a gate configured to receive a clock signal, a first terminal configured to receive the input signal, and a second terminal connected to the control node.

7 . The gate driver of claim 1 , further comprising:

a fourth transistor including a gate connected to the control node, a first terminal configured to receive the high gate voltage, and a second terminal connected to the inverting control node.

8 . The gate driver of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second transistor including a gate configured to receive the second low gate voltage, a first terminal connected to a first control node, and a second terminal connected to a second control node,

wherein the control node is divided into the first control node and the second control node.

9 . The gate driver of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first capacitor including a first terminal connected to a gate output terminal configured to output the gate signal and a second terminal connected to the control node.

10 . The gate driver of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second capacitor including a first terminal connected to the inverting control node and a second terminal configured to receive the high gate voltage.

11 . A display device, comprising:

a display panel including a plurality of pixels;

a gate driver configured to provide a gate signal to each of the pixels; and

a data driver configured to provide a data voltage to each of the pixels, wherein the gate driver includes: a first transistor configured to transmit an input signal to a control node;

a third transistor including a gate connected to the control node, a first terminal configured to receive a power voltage having a level higher than a level of a second low gate voltage, and a second terminal connected to an inverting control node;

a fifth transistor having a gate connected to the control node and configured to output the second low gate voltage as the gate signal in response to a signal of the control node;

a sixth transistor configured to output a high gate voltage as the gate signal in response to a signal of the inverting control node;

a seventh transistor configured to output a first low gate voltage having a level higher than the level of the second low gate voltage as a carry signal in response to the signal of the control node; and

an eighth transistor configured to output the high gate voltage as the carry signal in response to the signal of the inverting control node.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the power voltage is the first low gate voltage.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the power voltage is a third low gate voltage having a level different from the level of the first low gate voltage.

14 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the third transistor is an NMOS transistor.

15 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein each of the pixels includes:

a light emitting element;

a first pixel transistor configured to control a driving current flowing through the light emitting element;

a second pixel transistor configured to transmit the data voltage to a gate of the first pixel transistor in response to a write gate signal;

a third pixel transistor configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the first pixel transistor in response to a compensation gate signal;

a fourth pixel transistor configured to transmit a first initialization voltage to the gate of the first pixel transistor in response to an initialization gate signal;

a fifth pixel transistor configured to block a connection between a first terminal of the first pixel transistor and a first pixel voltage in response to an emission signal;

a sixth pixel transistor configured to block a connection between a second terminal of the first pixel transistor and a second pixel voltage in response to the emission signal;

a seventh pixel transistor configured to provide a second initialization voltage to an anode of the light emitting element in response to a bypass gate signal; and

a storage capacitor configured to store a signal of the gate of the first pixel transistor.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the gate signal is the compensation gate signal.

17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the gate signal is the initialization gate signal.

18 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the gate signal is the emission signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: KIM, TAEGYUN; JANG, JAEYONG; JEONG, MINJAE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069610/0553 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2024-0009867 · Jan 23, 2024 · national
KR 10-2024-0049169 · Apr 12, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
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